— Each township is also electing a Trustee this November, and in Tuesday’s Republican Primary:

• In Cotton Township, Kelly Purvis received 153 votes.

• In Jefferson Township, Helen Peelman received 310 votes.

• In Pleasant Township, Shannon Phipps received 109 votes.

• In Posey Township, incumbent Joey Rider received 105 votes.

• York Township saw a contested race in the primary, and on Tuesday incumbent Kenneth Byars defeated Erin Deck by a vote total of 68-64.

— For Clerk of the Circuit Court, incumbent Gayle Sullivan was unopposed in Tuesday’s primary, and received 1,043 votes.

—The Republican Party did not have a candidate in Tuesday’s primary for the following races: Prosecuting Attorney; County Auditor; County Assessor; County Commissioner in District 3; and Craig Township Trustee.